{"id":63,"date":"2011-02-04T01:19:13","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T01:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designneedlepointkits.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2011-02-04T01:19:13","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T01:19:13","slug":"e-reader-needlepoint-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/04\/e-reader-needlepoint-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Reader Needlepoint Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to shopping reports, Christmas 2010 was the Christmas of the e-reader, and I was the recipient of one \u2013 a Barnes & Noble color Nook<\/a>. On Christmas day with e-reader in hand, I was not only excited about the present but itching to get started on a new project \u2013 a personalized\u00a0 needlepoint cover<\/a> for my Nook.<\/p>\n

I blocked out a simple three-color pattern for 18-mesh canvas and decided to use a trianglepoint stitch<\/a> made popular by Sherlee Lantz in her 1976 book Trianglepoint<\/strong>,<\/em> because it covers the canvas quickly and I wanted to get the cover finished before I scratched the screen of my new Nook. The canvas was the same width of the e-reader and an inch longer. \u00a0I planned the cover to be like a narrow box with a flap at the top which would fold over the top and fasten to the back with two snaps.<\/p>\n

I was in such a hurry to start that I forgot to photograph the canvas before I started. Sorry!<\/p>\n

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The photo above shows the finished canvas with the piping, backing and gusset fabric, and white fleece for lining which I used. The fleece lining serves a dual purpose. It protects the screen from being scratched and it also cleans the screen as the Nook slides in and out (Figure 2).<\/p>\n

If I were to make this design again, I would extend the length of the needlepoint cover by another inch to have a longer flap. But mine is done now and I am a happy traveler with it.<\/p>\n

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I have to confess that I don\u2019t read all my books on my e-reader, and I probably never will. But I travel a lot, and when I travel I always take books and needlepoint along. Now, my suitcase is lighter with reading materials on the Nook, including my essential needlepoint reference book The Needlepoint Book<\/a><\/strong> by Jo Ippolito Christensen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to shopping reports, Christmas 2010 was the Christmas of the e-reader, and I was the recipient of one \u2013 a Barnes & Noble color Nook. On Christmas day with e-reader in hand, I was not only excited about the present but itching to get started on a new project \u2013 a personalized\u00a0 needlepoint cover […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,21],"tags":[103,106,115,135,144,233],"yoast_head":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\r\n